Gator Bowl

Gator Bowl
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
StadiumEverBank Stadium
LocationJacksonville, Florida
Previous stadiumsGator Bowl Stadium (1946–1993)
Temporary venueBen Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida (1994)
Operated1946–present
Championship affiliationBowl Coalition (19921994)
Conference tie-insSEC, Big Ten, ACC
Previous conference tie-ins
PayoutUS$5.35 million (2019 season)[1]
Sponsors
Former names
  • Gator Bowl (1946–1985)
  • Mazda Gator Bowl (1986–1991)
  • Outback Gator Bowl (1992–1994)
  • Toyota Gator Bowl (1995–2007)
  • Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (2008–2010)
  • Progressive Gator Bowl (2011)
  • TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (2012–2013)
  • TaxSlayer Bowl (2014–2017)
2023 matchup
Clemson vs. Kentucky (Clemson 38–35)
2024 season matchup
(January 2, 2025)

The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in Jacksonville, Florida, usually contested on or around New Year's Day. It has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first televised nationally.[2] The game was originally played at Gator Bowl Stadium through the December 1993 game. The December 1994 game was played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville after the namesake stadium was demolished to make way for a replacement venue, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. That venue, now known as EverBank Stadium, has been home to the Gator Bowl since the January 1996 game.

The game is operated by Gator Bowl Sports and has been sponsored by TaxSlayer.com since 2012, and starting with the 2018 edition is officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.[3] From 2015 to 2017, it was officially referred to as simply the TaxSlayer Bowl. Previous sponsors include Progressive Insurance (2011), Konica Minolta (2008–2010), Toyota (1995–2007), Outback Steakhouse (1992–1994), and Mazda (1986–1991).

  1. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gator Bowl website: About us-Tradition". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16.
  3. ^ "TaxSlayer Bowl to Restore "Gator" in its Name" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-14. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

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